Roma is pursuing Manolas and Chiriches

David Amoyal

22-08-2014 22:58

Roma is set to play AEK Athens to get ready for next season, but it's also an opportunity to make a transfer move. The giallorossi's sporting director Walter Sabatini will have an opportunity to talk with Olympiakos about defender Manolas, the 23 year old is Roma's top choice to replace Benatia should he leave Italy. Sabatini also spoke to Mino Raiola (who is very close to Olympiakos) when he was in London. The alternative for Roma is Spurs' Vlad Chiriches, but Manolas is the top target should Benatia leave.

I have covered Serie A for multiple sites in the past few years, and became the manager of Di Marzio's English page in summer of 2013. I write weekly columns for the site and I'm also a frequent guest on numerous radio shows and podcasts, including Beyond the Pitch on Sirius XM as well as Soccer Mornings. I'm the former editor in chief of Vavel USA. I grew up in Padova, Italy and I currently live in Boston, Massachusetts.